Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-11
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

Benjamin F. Taylor, the poet and journal
ist, died at Cleveland, Ohio, on the Gath.
The President has sent to the Senate for
conf rmation the name of VIM. j. Brewster for
Postmaster at Crotch, D.. T.; H. R. Harris, of
Georgia, Third Assistant Postmaster General,
vice Abraham D. Hazen, resigned, and James
M. Trotter (~colored), of Massachusetts, to be
Recorder of Deeds for the District of Colum-
bia.
The West Virginia Legislature adjourned
at midnight of the 225th without having agreed
upon q choice for United States Senator. It
now devolves upon the Governor to appoint q
successor to Senator Camden, whose term ex-
pired March 4.
The Senate confirmed the following nomi-
nations on the Goth: Consul, Charles Jones of
Wisconsin, at Progue: E. B. Sanders, Receiver
of Public Moneys at Wausau, Wis. G. B.
Buesey, of Illinois, Indian Agent at Colora-
do Agency, Arizona. Postmasters-Iowa-
Thomas A. Lassie, at Logan; John Hornstine,
at Boone; Robert Hufschmidt, at Lansing.
Nebraska-L c. Smith, at Schuyler.
Colonel Lamont, President Cleveland's
private secretary, has been called from Wash
ington to Central New York by the serious ILL
ness of his father.
-Ex-President Andrew D. White, of Cor
nell University, te%legraphed President Cleve-
land declining to allow the use of his name in
connection with the formulation of the
commission under the interstate COM
merce act
The Minnesota house, by a vote of e. to Q,
passed a bill providing that every common
carrier shall before April 1 reduce rates 20 per
cent on all classes of freight.
TIL President announces that unless some
unforeseen contingency arises he will call no
extra session of the Senate.
The Industrial Labor Congress at Cincin-
natl chose the following Western delegates as
members of it's National Executive Committee:
J. O. Dean, Dakota; j. B. Clark, Illinois;
Thomas Cruel, Indiana; w. H. Babb, Iowa;
w. D. Vincent, Kansas, and E. Hull, Ne
braska.
The Pacific Railway investigation bill, as
amended and passed by the United States Sen
ate, provides for the appointment of three
Commissioners, with compensation of $3.50
per month, travelling expenses and board bills,
"AlAA Po"SA ~ AoAiAh " DOOA6, pdpcle uuO
methods of railroad companies. It specifics
the various subjects of inquiry and requires
the commissioners to report as to the extern
sion of time for the performance of the obi
cations of the companies to the United States,
and to submit a scheme for such extension.
1t appropriates 100000 for the purpose of the
investigation, and it authorizes the President
Gf deemed necessary by him) to redeem or
otherwise clear off all prior liens, mortgages
or other membranes by paying out of the
treasury sums due thereon; on which the
Government shall be subrogated to all rights
of first mortgages. The sinking funds held
in the treasury as security for the indebted
ness of the companies may be invested in sub.
sidy bonds or in first mortgage bonds of the
companies.
The bill to create a department of agri-
culture and labor, as amended and passed by
the Senate. and on which a conference with
House committee is asked, provides for q sec
rotary and assistant secretary to be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice and
consent Of the Senate. The secretary to re-
ceive the same salary as the heads of other ex-
ecutive departments, and the assistant the